M4.3 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
3592 d ago · 16 Dec 2016, 19:03 UTC 3 km N of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 3 km N of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea on 16 Dec 2016, 19:03 UTC at a depth of 108 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 115 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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